Team Secret and Neon Esports play in the lower bracket of the playoffs of ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021.
Neon Esports - they have been playing in the tournament for a long time, from the group stage. There was an opinion that all the guys had already shown at the tournament, but that was not the case. The neons were able to outplay fnatic first, and then Vici Gaming. In general, I was unexpected that Neon Esports would beat Vici Gaming, but deep down there was a doubt about Vici's play, Ori and poyoyo's extremely unsuccessful play. More on Neon Esports: the team rates Puck, takes Death Prophet for three, often chooses Pangolier for four, and Nature's Prophet should be wary of in their pool.
Team Drafts
- Take on carry: Nature`s Prophet, Leshrac, Medusa, top five: Abaddon, Spirit Breaker, Elder Titan
- In hard on three: Leshrac, Death Prophet, Nature`s Prophet, on four: Pangolier, Tusk, Puck
- Mid: Puck, Earth Spirit, Void Spirit
- Neon Esports bans: Timbersaw, Phoenix, Alchemist, Monkey King
- Banned against Neon Esports: IO, Tusk, Death Prophet
Team Secret - it seems that the team really believed in themselves and their strategies after the victory of Thunder Predator, with PSG.LGD extremely bad draft on the first and third decisive maps. Gradually they began to abandon Mars, with which they managed to win. In the first map with PSG.LGD did not like Vengerful Spirit on the five, which was taken exclusively from Monkey King. In the second, a good draft and a bunch: Alchemist + Oracle in easy, Venomancer + Earth Spirit in hard. On the third map, a very incomprehensible Bane, who practically did nothing in the game, he was on the last pick.
PSG.LGD crushed them and surprised them with Lycan's pick against Monkey King and Windranger, who were unlocked in the second stage, but kept Bane. In general, Team Secret should get involved and work with drafts further, not invent a bicycle, not open two cows early and give them the opportunity to close them in the second stage or last dive. The Secrets play well individually, with PSG.LGD we made only a couple of draft mistakes and that's it.
Team Drafts
- Carry: Mars, Troll Warlord, Alchemist, Phantom Assasin, top five: Enchantress, Oracle, Bane, Vengerful Spirit
- In hard on three: Pangolier, Venomancer, Windranger, on four: Tusk, Earth Spirit, Mirana
- Mid: Ember Spirit, Puck, Queen of Pain, Timbersaw
- Team Secret bans: Puck, Death Prophet, Oracle, Mars, Phoenix
Banned against Team Secret: IO, Timbersaw, Alchemist, Lone Druid, Enchantress
Prediction: Team Secret vs. Neon Esports in the Lower Bracket of ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021
I am almost sure of the victory of Team Secret, the defeat by PSG.LGD is due to the mistakes of Clement Puppey Ivanov, and not directly to the complete superiority of the Chinese team. The Secrets should easily outplay Neon Esports, despite the good performance from the Southeast Asian team.
Bookmakers give odds of 1.208 for Team Secret and 4.9 for Neon Esports. In general, there is no point in simply betting on the victory of the Secret, I advise you to give preference to the score 2: 0, although Neons may surprise you.
Prediction: Team Secret will defeat Neon Esports with a score of 2: 0 by maps - odds 1.63
